Curtain



A. DUDAS Nov. 2.8, 1944.

CURTAIN Filed March 4, 1944 vHPVENTOR.

horfzeq BY y pared passage way.

Patented Nov. 28, `1944 y t i 2,363,847 l 2,363,847 p `oulrrnnv p AndrewDudas, Pittsburgh, ra. Application March 4, i944,seria1No. 524,986

` V u `s claims.V `(C1. 16o-'387) `This .invention relates to.`improvements in K curtains and. draperiesfusuallysuspended from acurtain rod. l

`one of "the,` objects "of tnepresent invention de a` curtain withmeans` to completely Jconceal the curtain rod 'if so jdesired.`

is to prov `Another object or the nwennonisto provide a curtain with 'apluralityffof horizontally `disposed semi-)circular slits alongA the'rear upper c portion of thecurtain or `valance inwhich the curtain"rodfis inserted.`

stm anptner objectffof' theinvernienl is `to provide ancurtainwithspaced, aligned `serniecircular `.slits forming" flapsand;arrangedftoffacilif tate the inser y"on of the curtain' A`rod"inf iapre` yYet anotherfobject of thefinventiontis "to pro?` videfacurtaiirwith alignedA 'semi-circular slits which the4` curtainArodfsinsertedfthese slits 'providing concealed tabs" which can behingedly i lifted out to provideanopenspace for the insertionfof thenger tip" or lfinger nail Mforfsliding the exzlcised` curtain' rodforward until it comes `out l,at thejopen end of the rod passageway,

`Another 'object "of the invention` is to provide a curtain whichmayb-emade in two pieces, the

vvalancenportion andthe Qrnain curtain portion f passage-way. l

in which `the valance serves asa .curtain rod Stillanotlier object oftheinvention `is to pro; `vide a `curtain with a. "decorative valance pro#vided with 'aplurality of `spaced `sentii-circular slits alOIlg ,thpassage way forthe' curtain rod i to faciiitatetne'insertion of theeurtainrod.

Yet another object ofl the invention is to provide an improved curtainwhich completely conceals the curtain rod.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a curtainwhich`can be readily laundered and ironed. f

Further objects of this invention are vto provide 'a curtain of theclass set forth` which is simple in its construction and.I arrangements,durable and ecient 4in its use, readily installed and inexpensive tomanufacture.

These and other objects of thisinvention are attained by the meansdescribed herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, wherein likesymbols refer to like corresponding parts throughout` the severalviewsin Which:

Figure l is a fragmentary front View of` one form of the improvedcurtain in hung position,` showing the main curtain portion securedbetween a folded valance, i l

'Figure 2` is new similar jid pigxl, showing the ,valance insubstantially vertical central longitudinal section and showingaplurality of oppositely directed, semi-cincular slits along the curtainrod passageway situated `in the rear portion of the valance, part of thecurtain being eliminatedtoshow this feature` ,I

FigureI 3 illustrates a., fragmentary modi'ed form of a'curtain'showing"thefsame suspended `on a curtain Arod in a;plurality,of` one `waydirectioned semi-circular s1its`.`

`Figure 4illustrates a rear view of a hungfcurv "Qtain similarto theone` shown in Figures 1 and 'along theiportio'nof `the curtainjorvalance inwv .i sewed on the main curtain portion forming the 2, butprovided with` semi-circular slits in the `valance in onelwaydirecti'on, as shown urea i i i Figure ais a `rear View ofiantner;`medina;`

`tion offa curtainjsli'owing thesam'e 'made inone piece and Vthe slitsalong the" rod passagewayin theforrn of buttonholes. i. Figure 6 is arear View` ofanothermodifled form of the curtain in accordance with thepresent invention, `snowing aJ separate Anarrow strip curtain rodpassageway provided withi aj plurality of cruciformcut-,outs instead ofsemi-cire cular slits'as shown in the other figures; y

i` Figure 7 is airag'nientaryisometric View o i' the rear portion of "acurtain,"` showing one of the tab-s formed by the semi-circular slitshinged outwardly, thereby exposing "the `curtain rod to 1 permit thelinger` tipor finger nail to `move the 'curtain rodthrough thepassageway;

` Figures is a fragmentaryp perspactive rear View of afoldedvalanceinaccordance `with `the presentinvention, showing thearrangement" of the semi-circular` slits for the purpose as previouslydescribed.

Referring more particularly to Figures land 2, the curtain consistsof Yamain curtain portion 201 and a valance 2|, both may be produced offabric, paper, oilcloth or any other material suitable for curtains ordraperies.`

` The upper edge 22 ofthe main curtain portion`2|l may be placed betweenthe edges 23 and.24.of the Valance 2|, as

shown, 'and stitched or` sewed together in a manner asshown andindicated by the numeral 25. `'lherear portion 26 of the lengthwisefolded valance 2| is provided with a plurality of spaced semi-circularslits `21 adapted to form tabs 28.` As will be noted, these slits 21 arenow shown in the rear portion 26 of the folded Valance,` but,

of course these slits may also be on the front portion `29 (not shown)`of the valance, if so desired. `Although the slits 21 may be used forornamental effects, its main purpose is to facilitate inserting of thecurtain rod 30 through the passage-way 3| created by uniting the maincurtain portion r2|! and the valance 2|, as shown. This is readilyaccomplished by 'inserting one end of the -curtain rod 30 into thepassageway 3| until it has reached the vicinity of one of the slits 21,after which it is only required to hinge outwardly one of the tabs 28with the finger tip or finger nail into a position as best shown inFigure 7 so asto'p'rovide an opening 32.

By doing this the curtain rod 30 will be visible and can easily be movedforward with the finger tip, as explained.

This process is repeated with the following tabs until the curtain rodis in iinal position,

after which the tabs 28 are hinged back to thev original flattenedposition, thereby completely shows an isometric view of the curtain 52,which is similar to the one shown .in Figure 6 with the exception thatthe semi-circular slits 39 are used instead of cruciform openings. Oneof the tabs 53 is shown hinged outwardly thereby exposing the curtainrod 30 through the opening 32 in a manner as already described.

Of course it is obvious that the curtain may lo. either be spread wideupon the curtain rod as pleats (not shown) to give an ornamental hangling effect to the curtain and the valance.

It is obvious that various changes and modifcationsmay be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiments of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof,such changes and modi- :lications being restricted only by the scope of35. In this case, the curtain rod 3U is inserted in a starting slit 36located in close proximity to the longitudinal edges 31 of the valance35, and

then through the semi-circular slits 38 in a manner as shown. Of course,in this case, portions of the curtain rod will be visible.

Figure 4 shows a curtain substantially the same as illustrated inFigures 1 and 2, with the exception that the semi-circular slits 39 ofthe rod 30. This passageway 45`is produced by sewin-g a substantiallynarrow strip of material Hi` to the rear wall 41 rof the curtain, asshown. Cruciform openings 48 areprovided in the strip material 46, eachhaving four flaps or tabs 49 which can be hinged outwardly therebyproviding a substantially square opening 59. The curtain rod 3|l` isinserted in the passageway 45 in the same manner as heretoforedescribed, after l which the bent-up tabs 5| are again pushed backv intonormal flattened position las indicated bythe numeral 49.

Referring now to Figure 7 of the drawing which the appended claims.

What I claim'is: e '1.'A curtain comprising a main curtain portion and avalance attached to the upper edge thereof, said valance forming apassageway for a curtain rod, the rear portion of said passagewayprovided with a row of pairs of opposing semi-circular slits adapted toprovide openings vand means for closing said openings.

2., A curtain comprising a main curtain portion and a valance attachedto the upper edge thereof, said valance forming a passageway for acurtain rod; a curtain rod adapted to be inserted through saidpassageway; the rear portion of the passageway provided with a row ofspaced, semi-circular slits adapted to provide openings whereby the soexposed curtain -rod can be moved with the finger tips of a personythrough the passageway and means for closing said openings after thecurtain rodis adjusted.

3. A curtain comprising a main curtain prtion and a valance attached tothe upper edge y thereof and forming a passageway through` which acurtain rod can be inserted; said valance comprising a strip ofhorizontally folded over material constituting a front and a rear por-`

